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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d halter_n and_o no_o scythian_a caeteâ—a_fw-la scythian_a herodot_n hist._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o aristot._n politic._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cap._n 〈◊〉_d ubi_fw-la &_o exempla_fw-la caeteâ—a_fw-la might_n drink_v of_o a_o special_o honour_a cup_n among_o they_o until_o he_o have_v imbrue_v himself_o in_o a_o enemy_n blood_n next_o of_o their_o degradation_n the_o form_n of_o that_o will_v best_o appear_v in_o example_n first_o of_o sir_n andrew_n harkley_n under_o edward_n ii_o make_v earl_n of_o carliel_n and_o soon_o turn_v traitor_n the_o king_n send_v his_o commission_n to_o sir_n anthony_n lucy_n a_o knight_n of_o that_o country_n to_o arraign_v he_o the_o act_n and_o word_n of_o sir_n anthony_n in_o this_o business_n the_o rather_o because_o the_o degradation_n from_o another_o dignity_n be_v include_v in_o they_o out_o of_o a_o old_a ms._n old_a fruct_v temp._n caxton_n ms._n english_a chronicle_n i_o thus_o transcribe_v to_o 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armiger_n attendance_n by_o esquire_n on_o the_o ancient_a gaulish_a knight_n schilpor_fw-la shield-knapa_a knave_n grand_fw-fr escuyer_n tzaggae_fw-la five_o rank_n of_o esquire_n when_o in_o england_n it_o begin_v to_o be_v honorarie_a the_o collar_n of_o s.s._n how_o armiger_n become_v significant_a as_o in_o our_o day_n peer_n lex_fw-la terrae_fw-la and_o amittere_fw-la legem_fw-la terrae_fw-la exposition_n of_o gent_n de_fw-mi lour_v condition_n in_o the_o statut_fw-la de_fw-fr proditoribus_fw-la richard_n earl_n of_o cornwall_n brother_z to_z hen._n iii_o will_v not_o acknowledge_v the_o english_a baron_n his_o peer_n trial_o by_o peer_n amerciament_n by_o peer_n how_o a_o bishop_n partake_v of_o the_o prerogative_n of_o the_o great_a nobility_n pares_fw-la curtis_n douze_v pair_n du_fw-fr france_n their_o iustitution_n patricius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d give_v to_o joseph_n by_o the_o egyptian_n chap._n x._o as_o most_o other_o dignity_n have_v their_o beginning_n out_o of_o some_o officiarie_n performance_n
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their_o 〈◊〉_d their_o codin_n &_o meurs_n gloss._n graeco_fw-la barb._n in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n sacred_a majesty_n which_o be_v proper_a only_o to_o the_o emperor_n and_o that_o when_o other_o speak_v to_o he_o he_o himself_o in_o modesty_n omit_v sacred_a and_o speak_v only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o majesty_n express_v in_o this_o word_n be_v communicate_v also_o to_o the_o despote_n sebastocrator_n and_o caesar._n the_o despot_n be_v the_o heir_n or_o successor_n apparent_a of_o the_o constantinopolitan_a empire_n understand_v of_o the_o time_n since_o alexius_n comnenus_n though_o before_o he_o it_o be_v a_o general_a name_n as_o my_o lord_n the_o sebastocrator_n the_o second_o from_o he_o in_o dignity_n and_o next_o the_o caesar_n protosebastus_n and_o so_o forth_o but_o to_o our_o purpose_n receive_v this_o out_o of_o their_o legas_fw-la their_o curopalat_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quem_fw-la tamen_fw-la absque_fw-la 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